From Blackfoot to Mohawk: Indigenous Students are Connecting Across Provinces in Cultural Exchange Program By Joshua Santos Writer Children from two Indigenous schools, separated by more than 3,000 kilometers, found common ground through language, tradition, and storytelling in a cultural exchange program connecting Alberta and Ontario. Students from Napi\u2019s Playground Elementary School on the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta recently met with their peers at Oliver M. Smith Kawenni:io (OMSK) Elementary School in Six Nations on March 10. \u201cIt was cool, I like their traditions and how they dance,\u201d said OMSK Grade 5 student Madisyn Hess. \u201cThey had a whole bunch of beading.\u201d The visit marked a rare opportunity for children to immerse themselves in another Indigenous culture while strengthening pride in their own. \u201cI think it expands the world… <\/p>\n
From Blackfoot to Mohawk: Indigenous Students are Connecting Across Provinces in Cultural Exchange Program By Joshua Santos Writer Children from two Indigenous schools, separated by more than 3,000 kilometers, found common ground through language, tradition, and storytelling in a cultural exchange program connecting Alberta and Ontario. Students from Napi\u2019s Playground Elementary School on the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta recently met with their peers at Oliver M. Smith Kawenni:io (OMSK) Elementary School in Six Nations on March 10. \u201cIt was cool, I like their traditions and how they dance,\u201d said OMSK Grade 5 student Madisyn Hess. \u201cThey had a whole bunch of beading.\u201d The visit marked a rare opportunity for children to immerse themselves in another Indigenous culture while strengthening pride in their own. \u201cI think it expands the world... <\/p>\n